EP2374947B1 - Sanitary module mit sanitary appliances, sanitary room with the sanitary module and method of cleaning automatically the sanitary appliances - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a sanitary module and a method for automatically cleaning sanitary basins for sanitary cells, such as public toilets, especially in automatically operated, self-cleaning toilets, either for permanent installation or as a container installation according to the preambles of the two main claims.

A particular problem with common public toilets at various locations is the cleanliness of the sanitary basin. Increasingly, in public facilities for safety and hygiene reasons, an additional cleaning and usually also a disinfection desired. As a rule, it is therefore absolutely necessary to have such cleaning carried out manually by a cleaning person. This can not always be done by people in all places regularly and is therefore carried out a maximum of once or even several times a day. In addition, a frequent manual cleaning is a no-negligible cost factor. A fully automatic cleaning process with trapped disinfection at shorter intervals is therefore urgently desirable in addition It is necessary not only the actually used toilet bowl, but increasingly fully clean the entire interior of the toilet in question automatically and disinfect.

There are a number of different arrangements and methods for sanitary facilities with automated cleaning of public toilets known. So is out of the DE 30 27 207 C2 a public toilet known in which already takes place in addition to a complete monitoring of all processes in the toilet and an automated toilet cleaning. For comprehensive toilet cleaning, the toilet is already pivoted into an additional extra cleaning room.

In other automatically operated, self-cleaning toilets for public use also other solutions for cleaning, especially from the fast-polluting toilet bowl are known. So is in the DE 102 21 291 A1 a toilet bowl described, in which on the overlying eyeglass-like toilet seat, ie on the seat, a hood-like cleaning device is used. This hood-like cleaning device is brought by means of an intermediate circumferential seal which is inflated by means of a pressurized fluid, in the actual cleaning position. By means of the hood-like cleaning device, a cleaning liquid is sprayed directly on the toilet seat and then applied air for drying, thereby achieving a cleaning. Although this solution is very space-saving, but it can only clean the toilet seat and the interior of a dirty toilet bowl. An external cleaning of the sanitary basin is not possible here.

However, today's usual hygiene standards require cleaning both the toilet seat and the interior of the toilet bowl and the outer shell of the entire toilet bowl or other sanitary basin. Therefore, solutions have been developed that work with two swiveling toilet bowls. As a rule, the respective toilet bowl to be cleaned, including the toilet seat mounted thereon, is pivoted into a separate cleaning room, where intensive cleaning, e.g. B. can also be done with high pressure. Depending on the design, the cleaning rooms can be arranged laterally, behind or below the toilet main room. Such a solution is for example in the DE 10 2006 004 055 A1 described, wherein the toilet is pivoted from the sanitary room in a separate cleaning room and the two rooms are separated by a partition wall. The toilet is pivoted about a horizontal axis through a provided in the partition separate opening through from the operating position in the sanitary room in a cleaning position in the cleaning room.

From the EP 0199 682 A1 is a structurally very complex, automatically cleaning toilet system is known in which in addition to the toilet bowl and the rear wall is attached to the toilet bowl, with pivoted into the cleaning room and then cleaned. Here, two toilet bowl are arranged practically mirror images. However, this also does not automatically clean the outside surface of the toilet bowl.

Furthermore, in the DE 44 27 735 A1 a sanitary cell with automatic cleaning device for a toilet room described in which the entire user space, ie both the toilet bowl with toilet seat and the floor and the walls of the toilet room can be cleaned by means of a swivel and movable cleaning bracket. This technical solution is only for small toilet facilities without additional sanitary appliances such. As a sink, soap dispenser, etc. suitable. This sanitary cell with a total cleaning device also only partially complies with today's safety requirements. For personal monitoring is only a safety mat on the floor and probably a simple room monitoring by means of motion detector arranged. Resting objects, eg. B. in particular a parked on the toilet bowl object can not be located in such a low space monitoring. These would be damaged in an automatic cleaning process or using the cleaning bracket on the downwardly opening floor in the system and the cleaning device to at least put out of action, if not permanently damage.

Another solution for cleaning toilet bowl is in the DE 10 2005 047 017 proposed, in which two toilet bowl for cleaning can be moved horizontally from the operating room in a separate cleaning room. A toilet bowl is in each case in the utility room, while the other is located behind a liquid-tight partition in a cleaning position. However, this toilet cleaning system requires a very large amount of space and is structurally complex.

In the DE 10 2006 004 508 A1 another sanitary system is described with a floor cleaning system in which the floor is to be automatically cleaned by the cleaning system (brush cleaning system), which is by means of a cleaning carrier, which is moved, is engaged and the floor to perform a relative movement to each other. This system, whose arrangement is inevitably functional, is structurally relatively complex and requires a considerable amount of space and an extensive installation in order to carry out a cleaning of the entire floor can.

From the FR 2 618 469 A1 is a sanitary module is known in which a sink from a use position can be pivoted by about 90 ° in a cleaning position. However, during cleaning no further sanitary basin can be used.
A similar technical solution, however, with a toilet bowl which can be rotated by 90 ° is in the EP 1 653 017 A1 described. Again, only a single sanitary basin is swung up.

The object of the invention is to provide a novel sanitary module and a new method for automatic cleaning of sanitary basins for sanitary cells, which ensures the now increased safety requirements in public areas, a very high cleaning and hygiene standard and also structurally very compact, space-saving , easily transportable and universally installable.

The object is achieved by the features of the two main claims. Further expedient embodiments of the invention are the subject of further rückbezügliehen dependent claims. On sanitary module 1 according to the invention for sanitary cells, two or more sanitary basins are arranged on a separating element 2. The sanitary module 1 has an automatic cleaning device 10 with corresponding water, sewage and energy connections and guides, which are arranged in a separate cleaning room 11 including a control and monitoring electronics. Furthermore, the sanitary module is provided with at least one suction device 12 and / or a conventional sewage connection and a drive 13 and is placed as usual on a floor 20 of a sanitary cell.

In contrast to the sanitary modules previously known from the prior art, a novel swing-away or roll-up or movable or hinged wall element 15 is arranged on a module frame 3. Behind the wall element 15, a passage opening in the module frame 3 is released. Behind this wall element 15, a closable passage is created above the sanitary basin through which the sanitary basin or basins arranged thereunder can be pivoted on a separating element 2. On a partition 2 either one, two or more sanitary basins are attached. Also In a sanitary module and several sanitary basins can be arranged side by side. By means of the present invention vertically movable and guided separating elements 2, the sanitary basins attached thereto can be pivoted in a completely new manner within the available installation space of the module frame 3 by means of a vertically movable partition member 2 in the module frame 3 rotationally symmetric or curved symmetry. For this purpose, each of the height-adjustable separating elements 2 is rotatably mounted and guided in the module frame 3 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis or on a curved path. In the method according to the invention for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins for sanitary cells in a separated cleaning room 11 of a sanitary module by means of a cleaning fluid or cleaning steam, one, two or more sanitary basins arranged on height-adjustable separating elements 2 are moved upward from a lower utilization position 7 into a pivoting position 8. These are then pivoted in a pivoting position 9 by an angle of 90 to 180 degrees and then moved back down to the use position 7 or in the cleaning position 9, wherein the sanitary basin located in the cleaning room 11 is automatically cleaned.

If, for example, only a single sanitary basin 4 is arranged on the height-adjustable separating element 2, the sanitary basin 4 is moved upwards from the use position 7 by the höneverfahrbare separating element 2, which is guided laterally in the module frame 3, is moved upward in a pivoting position 8. Subsequently, the sanitary basin 4 is pivoted by the open wall element 15 by means of the separating element 2 about an axis of symmetry or on a curved path. It is now in the cleaning room 11. The sanitary basin 4 is now moved down by the separator 2 is moved down in the module frame 3. Then the wall element 15 closes the passage again, so that the cleaning space is separated. Preferably, the wall element 15 and the height-adjustable separating element 2 seals the cleaning chamber 11 not only liquid but also odor-proof from the sanitary room. Now that the sanitary basin 4 is in the cleaning position 9, it can be cleaned both inside and outside comprehensively automatically by means of the cleaning device 6. Then the reverse process and the cleaned sanitary basin 4 is moved back to the use position 7. Thereafter, it is again ready for reuse in the Nutzugsposition 7 ready.

It makes sense, however, two sanitary basins 4 and 5 are arranged on the height-adjustable separating element 2 rotationally symmetrical at the same time. Thus, there is always one sanitary basin 4 in use position 7, while the other sanitary basin 5 is currently in the cleaning position 9. If the sanitary basin 4, which is located in the use position 7 is dirty, the wall element 15 is moved so far that the passage between the sanitary room and the separated cleaning room 11 opens. Now, the height-movable separating element 2, which is laterally guided vertically movable in the module frame, moved so far up that the two sanitary basins 4 and 5 can be pivoted about a horizontal axis of rotation or on a curved guide around a curved path by means of the height-adjustable separating element 2, without the Example of touching the floor or the ceiling of the sanitary room. After the pivoting has taken place in the pivot position 8 located above, the separating element 2 is again moved so far down that now the sanitary basin 4 in cleaning position 9 and the sanitary basin 5 is in the use position 7. Thereafter, the passage is closed again by means of the wall element 15. Now the sanitary basin 4 can be automatically cleaned in the separated cleaning room 11 by means of the cleaning device without the sanitary room is affected.

Instead of two opposing sanitary basins, a plurality of identical or different sanitary basins next to each other (for example, two three or more urinals) can be attached to a partition element 2 in a correspondingly wider trained sanitary module with wider height movable separating element (2). Realizable here are, for example, the arrangements of a toilet bowl next to a bidet and / or a hand basin or even the multiple juxtaposition urinals or sinks in a row. In the version for hand basins may also be waived if necessary on the Höhenverfahrbarkeit, which then, however, must be completely pivoted together and automatically cleaned. Likewise, several sanitary modules with the same or different sanitary basins can be installed side by side in a row arrangement. These multiple arrangements of sanitary basins or sanitary modules can then the water, sewage and energy connections and Guides, the control and monitoring electronics, the suction device (12) and / or the conventional waste water connection and the heat exchanger 18 share but still individually operated independently.

The main advantage of this novel sanitary module and the method according to the invention for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins for sanitary cells is that it allows pivoting of the sanitary basin (s) in a very small space. For the first time, a sanitary module with fully automatic cleaning can be created, which can be industrially prefabricated as a complete module and can only be put into operation on site in the sanitary room by connecting it to electrical energy, water supply and wastewater connection. It can even be made as small-sized, it can be transported as a movable, easily transportable sanitary module in prefabricated even through standardized door openings and installed and installed with little effort in the available sanitary room, without the structural changes to the sanitary room are required.

In a preferred structurally simpler and more optimized embodiment of the sanitary module 1 according to the invention with sanitary basins for sanitary cells two sanitary basins 4, 5 are arranged rotationally symmetrically by means of height adjustable separating element 2 in a module frame 3, wherein the height adjustable separating element 2 rotatable about 180 degrees about a horizontal axis in the module frame third is stored, so that a sanitary basin 4 are arranged lockable in a specific use position 7 and a sanitary basin 5 in a defined cleaning position.

The sanitary module 1 according to the invention with sanitary basins for sanitary cells is also so executable that the rotationally symmetrically arranged sanitary basins 4, 5 are designed as two oppositely arranged and fixed toilet bowls, or as two oppositely arranged bidets, or as two urinals or as two basins. Likewise, it is possible that a toilet bowl and a bidet, or a toilet bowl and a urinal, or a toilet bowl and a sink, or a bidet and a urinal, or a bidet and a sink, or a urinal and a sink are attached as a sanitary basin on the height-adjustable separating element 2. In order for an appropriate application adapted any combination of sanitary basin is executable.

As a further advantageous embodiment of the sanitary module 1 with sanitary basin for sanitary cells can be arranged on or in the wall element 15 or in the separating element 2, an additional hinged or extendable changing table, for example, as a counterpart to a hand basin. Thus, the universally applicable sanitary module can be designed by the user so that the sanitary room can also be used for the care of infants, without having to hold a separate room as a changing room for it as usual.

In a structurally complex widened sanitary module 1 with sanitary basins for sanitary cells, the rotationally symmetrical or curved symmetrically arranged sanitary basins 4, 5 can also be arranged several times next to each other in a sanitary room in a different construction. The height-adjustable separating element 2 is then advantageously either divided or stored and executed several times individually next to each other, d. H. per separating element part or per individual separation element 2 only one or opposite two sanitary basins are arranged, which are then preferably also individually formed pivotable independently. Thus, the individual juxtaposed sanitary basins or sanitary basin combinations can be individually cleaned depending on the degree of soiling or on request of the user.

In order to be able to achieve a complete automatic cleaning, in the sanitary module 1 according to the invention with sanitary basins for sanitary cells, the floor 20 of the sanitary cell is preferably constructed of plank-like individual elements or of an endless belt, which are designed to be movable and / or rollable and / or windable. This floor 20 is designed as an additional attachment or installation part of the sanitary module 1 and can be driven by both the drive 13 of the sanitary module or may also have an extra drive.

It makes sense that in the present case the sanitary module 1 with sanitary basin for sanitary cell in the area of the floor 20 directly above the plank-like elements between the module frame 3 and the floor 20, a scraper arranged in the manner of a resilient crossbar. Under the elastic crossbeam, a collection container is arranged in the waste and dirt can be collected. This ensures fully automatic cleaning of all slightly soiled parts.

Furthermore, it is also possible that the sanitary module 1 with sanitary basin for sanitary cells, the height-adjustable partition element 2 is designed to be flat. In this case, this division of the height-adjustable separating element 2 is designed so that practically a kind of front wall, which is located in Sanitärrum and a kind of rear wall, which is located in the separated cleaning room 11 is formed. These separating element parts formed in this way are individually and independently of each other vertically displaceable and / or pivotable. Although this is structurally complex, but improves the tightness and noise insulation of the construction and can for certain uses, d. H. be at different types of arranged sanitary basin of considerable advantage for continuous operation and reliability in the inevitably different cleaning programs of different sanitary tanks. Thus, in two arranged sanitary basin they are independently movable in height and adjustable. In this case, the sanitary basin that is in the use position 7 can be set to a free space selectable by the user if necessary to the floor, while the other is cleaned on the opposite side in a defined cleaning position 9. Thus, the use also improves for physically impaired or strongly divergent people of the average body size.

In addition, the sanitary module 1 according to the invention can be further developed with sanitary basins for sanitary cells with two-way height-adjustable partition element 2 so that the two separating element parts are formed individually rotatable about a central axis. This has the advantage that, for example, the sanitary basin, which is currently in the separated Cleaning chamber 11 is located in the cleaning position 9, about a central axis (this is perpendicular to the separating element 2) can rotate. This causes a complete automatic cleaning to be achieved with only a single cleaning device 6 both outside and inside.

The method according to the invention for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins preferably works in such a way that two rotationally symmetrical sanitary basins 4 and 5 are arranged on the height-adjustable separating element 2, which are then moved upward from a utilization position 7 or cleaning position 9 into a pivoting position 8, in a pivoting position 9 be pivoted by an angle of up to 180 degrees and moved back down to the use position 7 and cleaning position 9. In this case, the sanitary basin 4 now located in the separated cleaning room 11 is automatically cleaned in a cleaning program by means of the cleaning device 6. The two sanitary basins 4 and 5 are thus always alternately pivoted by means of the inventive method of the use position 7 in the cleaning position 9 and vice versa. In this case, as the actual pivoting movement, both the variant that is pivoted only up to 180 degrees and then again swung back in the other direction, as well as the process variant that after the first pivoting about 180 degrees after cleaning a further pivoting in the same direction (ie the sanitary basins are moved in a full circle) executable. With the help of this new method, it is possible to create a very small compact space for a complete sanitary module, so that the complete sanitary module can even be installed as a single fully installed module in the smallest sanitary facilities.

In a particular embodiment of the method according to the invention for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins for sanitary cells, the control of the sanitary module 1 is such that the seat 21 of a sanitary basin 4 in use position 7 before or during the upward process by a swing-off or roll-up or movable or hinged wall element 15th is stripped off. This ensures that, for example, parked on the seat and forgotten foreign body such. B. a bag not during the pivoting process can enter the cleaning room and thus can lead to disruption of the operation, or the bag is not soaked during the implementation of the cleaning program or otherwise damaged.

The method for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins for sanitary cells is also so qualified that in the separated cleaning room 11, the space below the sanitary basin to be cleaned 5 is monitored for foreign bodies by means of sensor technology before a cleaning program for cleaning the toilet bowl is started. If there is any foreign object in the separated cleaning room 11, the cleaning program is not started and an error message is issued so that the malfunction can be remedied quickly.

In a continuation of this special process training for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins for sanitary cells, it makes sense if an automatic gripper automatically detects the detected by means of monitoring sensor technology in the separated cleaning room 11 foreign objects and evacuated into a storage box before the automatic cleaning program is started. This will damage this foreign body, such. B. especially bags, bags or parcels reliably avoided.

In the method for automatic cleaning of sanitary basins for sanitary cells, it is advantageous if the automatic cleaning of the sanitary basins in the separated cleaning room 11 inside and outside by means of fixed and / or extendable cleaning nozzles and / or Bürstenonordnungen, which are formed translationally or rotatably movable, is performed.

In addition, in the method for automatically cleaning sanitary basins for sanitary cells, it is possible to adjust the utilization height of the sanitary basin 4, which is in each case in use position 7. This can be done by the height-adjustable partition element 2 is formed stepwise or continuously adjustable at different distances from the floor and lockable. So it is possible, if it is the sanitary basin 1, for example, a toilet bowl, individually adjust the seat height of the respective height of the user.

It is of considerable advantage in the method according to the invention for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins for sanitary cells if the height movability is simultaneously used for docking and sealing to the water supply and to the suction device 12 or to a conventional sewage connection. This is done by means of suitable connecting pieces with the inclusion of specially trained seals.

• Figur 1 zeigt eine Schrägdarstellung und eine Schnittdarstellung mit zwei Sanitärbecken in der Nutzungsposition 7
• Figur 2 zeigt eine Schrägdarstellung und eine Schnittdarstellung mit zwei Sanitärbecken beim Verfahren nach oben
• Figur 3 zeigt eine Schrägdarstellung und eine Schnittdarstellung mit zwei Sanitärbecken während eines Schwenkvorganges
• Figur 4 zeigt eine Schrägdarstellung und eine Schnittdarstellung mit zwei Sanitärbecken nach dem Absenken in erneuter Nutzungsposition 7
• Figur 5 zeigt je eine Seitenansicht (linke und rechte) und eine Vorderansicht mit zwei Sanitärbecken nach dem Absenken in erneuter Nutzungsposition 7

The invention will be described below with reference to the FIGS. 1 to 5 be explained in detail in a Ausführumgsbeispiel.

• FIG. 1 shows an oblique view and a sectional view with two sanitary basins in the use position 7th
• FIG. 2 shows an oblique view and a sectional view with two sanitary basins in the process upward
• FIG. 3 shows an oblique view and a sectional view with two sanitary basins during a pivoting operation
• FIG. 4 shows an oblique view and a sectional view with two sanitary basins after lowering in the re-use position. 7
• FIG. 5 shows a side view (left and right) and a front view with two sanitary basins after lowering in the re-use position 7

As can be seen from FIGS. 1 to 5, by means of the novel sanitary module and using the novel method for automatic cleaning of sanitary basins, a very space-saving design of the sanitary module 1 according to the invention, which also in very small space available sanitary cells by simply placing it on the floor 20th new or retrofitted can be installed. In the sanitary room of a sanitary cell, only water, sewage and energy connections and guides must be present as a prerequisite for installation and installation. Here in the embodiment are as sanitary basins 4 and 5 two toilet bowl rotationally symmetrical to the height-adjustable Separator 2 m pivotally mounted on the module frame 3 and guided. The module frame 3 is formed from only four angle profiles, which are assembled by means of flat struts to form a stable module frame 3. In the compact space enclosed by the module frame 3, the cleaning device 6 for external cleaning and the cleaning device 10 are arranged in the floor area for internal cleaning of the sanitary basin 5 located in the cleaning position and the suction device 12 and / or a conventional waste water connection. The drive 13 for the Höhenverfahrung and the pivoting movement of the sanitary basins 4 and 5, the hot water and / or steam supply 17 and the heat exchanger 18 are also fixed in the module frame 3 at appropriate locations. The control and monitoring electronics is mounted in a separate control box (not numbered in the figures) above the module frame 3 so that it is easily accessible. In the interior of the module frame at a central location of the separated fragrance and waterproof executed cleaning chamber 11 is arranged. It is enclosed by a cleaning room housing 14. However, these individual elements listed above can also be arranged, fastened and operated at locations other than those shown in the figures. Due to the very compact design, it is possible to make the horizontal and vertical alignment and height adjustment only by means arranged at the lower ends of the module frame 3 four adjustable height adjustments 19. The sanitary basin 4 is in the normal position in the use position 7, while the rotationally symmetrically arranged sanitary basin 5 is in the cleaning position 9, ie the seat of the sanitary basin, here the toilet bowl points downwards. By means of the preferably two arranged cleaning devices 6 and 10, the entire surface inside and outside including the seat of the inside of the cleaning housing 14 located in the separated cleaning room 11 sanitary basin 5 is reliably fully automatically hygienically cleaned. To the front, ie in the direction of the space of use of the sanitary cell, an upper wall cladding 16 is arranged on the module frame 3 in the upper region as a screen. In this upper wall cladding 16, both a lighting device and a display device for operating or displaying various data or information may be integrated. Likewise, behind it can be one Air cleaning unit for cleaning the air in the utility room of the sanitary cell are located. Furthermore, a swiveling designed wall element 15 is arranged here as a sanitary module cover and as a screen in the swivel area of the sanitary basins 4 and 5 here. The associated actuator are located in the upper part between the module frame 3 (not numbered in the drawings). But here also other versions of the wall element, such as a laterally hinged or divided laterally hinged or roll-up wall element can be arranged.

The FIG. 2 shows an oblique view and a side view with two sanitary basins when moving the two rotationally symmetrically arranged sanitary basins 4 and 5 upwards. Before the beginning of the process upwards, the swing-off wall element 15 is pivoted so far forward into the utilization space that the Höhenbewvegung and the pivoting movement of the sanitary basins 4 and 5 can be made barrier-free. For this purpose, the wall element is rotatably mounted above. In the process, the passage left free in the module frame 3 between the two front frame parts is opened, so that the two sanitary basins 4 and 5 arranged in a rotationally symmetrical manner can execute a pivoting movement (turning through 180 degrees). Then the two sanitary basins 4 and 5 are moved by means of the height-adjustable separating element 2 up to a defined pivot position 8. The pivoting position 8 is dependent on the dimensions of each in-use sanitary basins 4 and 5. It can be set arbitrarily depending on the type of sanitary basin. Have the two sanitary basins 4 and 5 reaches the pivoting position 8 with the separating element 2, the pivoting takes place about a horizontal axis exactly 180 degrees by the separator 2 is simply rotated in its storage by 180 degrees, as seen from FIG. 3 seen. The two sanitary basins exchange their position due to the rotationally symmetrical fastening, storage and guidance. Thereafter, the two sanitary basins 4 and 5 are moved back down by the höhenverfahrbare separator 2 is lowered so far until it has reached its previous starting position. Now the sanitary basin 4 is in the cleaning position 9 and the other sanitary basin 5 in the use position 7, as in FIG. 4 shown. By the two sanitary basins 4 and 5, here two rotationally symmetrically attached to the partition element 2, identical toilet bowl exactly approach the previous position, occupy and then locked at this point, is a liquid-tight coupling or docking to the connections for the water supply and wastewater discharge for located in use position 7 Sanitary 4 reached.

FIG. 5 shows a side view (left side view and right side view) and a plan view with two sanitary basins after lowering in use position. Here again the particularly small installation depth, the compact design and the preferred arrangement of the individual parts of the sanitary module 1 according to the invention can be seen. In the method according to the invention for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins for sanitary cells in a separated cleaning room 11 of a sanitary module by means of a cleaning fluid or cleaning steam, it is possible to move a soiled sanitary basin 4 from the use position 7 into the cleaning position 9 within a very short time and fully automatically. By that method of either one, two or more arranged on a vertically movable partition element 2 sanitary basin from the use position 7 upwards in a pivot position 8, the pivoting in the pivot position 9 by an angle of 90 to 180 degrees and the process back down into the Use position 7 and wherein the located in the separated cleaning room 11 sanitary basin 5 is automatically cleaned by means of the cleaning device 6, entstet a technical solution that is structurally simple, requires little actuators is energetically optimized and especially today's very high safety and hygiene requirements in public space. Due to the extremely reduced space required for installation space capacity, the sanitary module 1 of the invention can also be retrofitted without major renovations also instead of existing toilets, as well as the still lightweight finished module can be transported through standardized door openings. Likewise, little installation work is necessary on site. The novel Sanitärmadul 1 is both in the field of public sanitary or Toilelttenanlagen, ie used in small or large plants as well as in the private sector in apartments and single-family homes as new or retrofit.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

sanitary module

2

separating element

3

module frame

4

Sanitary basin (in use position)

5

Sanitary tank (in cleaning position)

6

cleaning device

7

Terms position

8th

pivotal position

9

cleaning position

10

cleaning device

11

separated cleaning room

12

suction

13

drive

14

Reinigungsraumumhausung

15

wall element

16

upper wall cladding

17

Hot water and / or steam supply

18

heat exchangers

19

height adjustment

20

Floor of the sanitary cell

21

Seat of the sanitary basin in use position

Claims (17)

1. Sanitary module (1) for sanitary units to be set up on a floor (20), consisting of two or more sanitary basins attached to a separating element (2), and comprising an automatic cleaning unit (10) with water, waste water and power connections and lines and a separate cleaning compartment (11); control and monitoring electronic systems; at least one suction system (12) and/or a conventional waste water connection; and a drive (13),
   with a pivoting or roll-up or movable or fold-up wall element (15) arranged on a modular frame (3) of the sanitary module (1) and an opening provided in the modular frame (3) behind the wall element (15),
   the two sanitary basins (4, 5) or several sanitary basins being arranged to pivot symmetrically by rotating or following a curved trajectory by means of the height-movable separating element (2) in the modular frame (3),
   with the height-movable separating element (2) being mounted rotatably around a horizontal axis or pivoting on a curved path in the modular frame (3)
   and pivoting the two or more sanitary basins through the opening.
2. Sanitary module (1) according to claim 1,
   characterised in that
   two sanitary basins (4, 5) are arranged in a rotationally symmetrical manner in the modular frame (3) by means of a height-movable separating element (2),
   with the height-movable separating element (2) being mounted so that it rotates around a horizontal axis and the sanitary basins being arranged so that one basin (4) can be locked in a specific position for use (7), while the other can be locked in a cleaning position (9).
3. Sanitary module (1) according to claims 1 or 2,
   characterised in that
   the sanitary basins (4, 5) arranged in a rotationally symmetrical manner are either two toilet pans, two bidets, two urinals or two washbasins, or
   that the sanitary basins, i.e. one toilet pan and/or one bidet and/or one urinal and/or one washbasin are secured to the separating element (2).
4. Sanitary module (1) according to any of the preceding claims,
   characterised in that
   a fold-up or retractable baby changing table is arranged on or in the wall element (15).
5. Sanitary unit containing a sanitary module (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that
   the sanitary basins (4, 5) arranged in a rotationally symmetrical manner are attached to the separating element (2) next to each other in a multiple series.
6. Sanitary unit containing a sanitary module (1) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 4,
   characterised in that
   the floor (20) of the sanitary unit consists of individual batten-like elements or of an endless belt of a movable and/or rollable and/or wind-up type.
7. Sanitary unit according to claim 6,
   characterised in that
   in the floor area (20), a wiper of a flexible crossbar type is arranged directly above the individual batten-type elements between the modular frame (3) and the floor (20) and that a sump is located under the flexible crossbar.
8. Sanitary module (1) according to claims 1, 2 or 3,
   characterised in that
   the height-movable separating element (2) is partitioned or several separating elements (2) are arranged next to each other, the separating element parts or separating elements (2) being designed to move and/or pivot individually and independently of each other.
9. Sanitary module (1) according to claim 8,
   characterised in that
   the height-movable separating element (2) is divided into adjacent parts,
   the separating element parts being designed to rotate around a central axis individually and independently of each other.
10. Process for cleaning sanitary basins in sanitary units automatically in a separate cleaning compartment (11) of a sanitary module by means of cleaning fluid or cleaning steam, characterised in that
    two or more sanitary basins attached to a height-movable separating element (2) are moved upwards from a position for use (7) into a pivoting position (8),
    and in a pivoting position (8), are pivoted through an angle of 90 to 180 degrees before being returned downwards into the position for use (7),
    while the second sanitary basin (5) is automatically cleaned in the separate cleaning compartment (11) by means of the cleaning unit (6).
11. Process for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins according to claim 10, characterised in that,
    two sanitary basins (4, 5) arranged in a rotationally symmetrical manner on the height-movable separating element are moved upwards from a position for use (7) into a pivoting position (8),
    and in a pivoting position (8), are pivoted through an angle of 180 degrees before being returned downwards into the position for use (7),
    with the sanitary basin (5) in the separate cleaning compartment (11) being cleaned automatically by means of the cleaning unit (6).
12. Process for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins in sanitary units according to claim 10,
    characterised in that
    the seat surface (21) of the sanitary basin (4) in the position for use is swept by a pivoting, roll-up, movable or fold-up wall element (15) before or during the upward movement.
13. Process for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins in sanitary units according to claims 10 and 11,
    characterised in that
    in the separate cleaning compartment (11), the space beneath the sanitary basin (5) to be cleaned is monitored for foreign bodies using sensor equipment before a cleaning programme for the sanitary basin (5) begins.
14. Process for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins in sanitary units according to claim 10,
    characterised in that
    an automatic gripper in the separate cleaning compartment (11) evacuates foreign bodies into a collecting box before automatic cleaning by means of a cleaning programme begins,
15. Process for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins in sanitary units according to any of the preceding claims,
    characterised in that
    the sanitary basins in the separate cleaning compartment (11) are cleaned automatically both internally and externally by means of fixed or retractable cleaning nozzles and/or brush assemblies which are designed for translational or rotational movement.
16. Process for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins in sanitary units according to any of the preceding claims,
    characterised in that
    the height-movable separating element (2) can be adjusted in steps or steplessly to a variable distance from the floor (20).
17. Process for the automatic cleaning of sanitary basins in sanitary units according to any of the preceding claims,
    characterised in that
    the height-movability is used simultaneously for docking and sealing to the water supply and to the suction system (12) or to a conventional water connection.

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